Optical peer messaging
Send and receive with flashlight and camera only — no Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, or AirDrop for transport.
Communication
NewApolyte
Optical messaging for iPhone
Apolyte lets two iPhones talk through light. Type a message, point your flash at a friend’s camera, and watch it decode — no network, no pairing, no servers. Customize chats, stamp places, and keep history encrypted on your device. Optional iCloud sync backs up ciphertext under your Apple ID — but the magic happens in the air between devices.
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Features
Three light protocols
Light Message, Light Speed, and Compress by Light — choose the mode that fits the moment.
Encrypted at rest
AES-GCM chat history with Keychain-backed keys. Optional iCloud sync stores ciphertext only.
Live Activity
Follow transmission progress on Dynamic Island and Lock Screen without exposing message text.
Signal diagnostics
Live brightness graph and ROI controls so you can tune receive quality in challenging light.
No tracking
Camera frames stay on-device. No Apolyte servers. No analytics SDKs.
How Apolyte works with other apps
Complementary tools in the MaieutApps family — thematic connections, not a shared cloud account.
Kanbarys
Coming soon
Video demo
Apolyte demo
Video coming soon — placeholder poster only.
Privacy information
Optical messaging never leaves your devices. Chat history is encrypted locally. Optional iCloud sync is off by default and stores ciphertext only.
- No Tracking
- Data Encrypted
- Privacy Focused
- Secure Sync
Technical information
- Category
- Communication / Utilities
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- File Size
- TBD
- Compatibility
- iPhone & iPad · iOS 26.0+
- Bundle ID
- com.apolyte.app